CAIRO – An attorney for The Alexander County Housing Authority board told the Illinois Attorney General’s Office, in a letter, that members regret not allowing citizens time to address the board during the Jan. 19 meeting at which they hired Executive Director Jason Ashmore. The Southern Illinoisan
It’s the public housing project that’s drawn outrage from Rockford residents and even city leaders: South New Towne is on its way and the developer is sparing little expense, using your tax dollars to make it happen. But, is the hefty price tag worth it if it lifts low-income residents out of poverty, or is […]
ROCKFORD — The tumult over public housing in Rockford has led aldermen to consider forming a special Fair Housing Committee. A suggested framework for the committee — five aldermen who would serve as the council’s strategic working team on all fair housing proposals and initiatives in the city — will get a closer look when […]
JOLIET – Most of the residents at Des Plaines Garden Homes in Joliet have moved out and redevelopment of the project is on track, according to housing officials. “There are only 16 families left,” Eric Hanson, the attorney for the Housing Authority of Joliet, told the city’s Plan Commission last week. The Herald News
Rockford Housing Authority CEO Ron Clewer asked the city of Rockford Monday night to partner with him and RHA to apply for a 2 million dollar loan from the Department of Housing and Urban Development to improve the Brewington Oaks senior living and disability high rise. mystateline.com
A Chicago woman who pretended to be a federal housing agent to scam homeowners out of thousands of dollars was captured by real federal agents who sent her a fake MoneyGram, according to federal prosecutors. Cynthia Wallace, 45, has been charged with one count of falsely assuming and pretending to be an officer of the […]
Rockford Housing Authority, or RHA, may spend up to $62,500 to vet the idea that’s based on a model in Cleveland, where Evergreen Cooperatives pays living wages and provides paths for workers to become owners of the laundry. RRStar.com
CAIRO — Shanice Hardamon pointed to the two bullet holes in her apartment door. After that incident, about a year ago, Hardamon said she asked to be relocated to the other side of McBride Place, to an area where she said gunshots are less frequent, but was told, no. The Southern Illinoisan
CAIRO – Sesser Mayor Jason Ashmore has sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development outlining his activities during his first week on the job as executive director of the Alexander County Housing Authority, while several public housing residents, citizen activists and the mayor of Cairo continue to speak out against […]
Sue Rose keeps her purse on a hook next to her bed. After about 20 years of working with the McHenry County Housing Authority to help house people after disasters, it’s become apparent how many people rush out of their homes in the middle of the night and aren’t able to grab their cellphone, keys […]
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